Tyler J. Brinkhuis, 16, of 137 Delaware St., was charged with assault and tampering with physical evidence, both felonies, and criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor, police said.

Brinkhuis was accused of stabbing a man in the abdomen at about 11 p.m. Thursday, police said. The victim, who was not identified by police, was brought to Kingston Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition after undergoing surgery, police said.

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Police responding to the scene found the victim lying on the ground in the parking lot of the Knights of Columbus Hall with a stab wound in his abdomen.

The victim, who was conscious, told officers that two individuals had attacked him and that one of the assailants stabbed him before fleeing into the village, police said.

Saugerties police officers located the two suspects a short distance away on Hill Street. The stabbing suspect was arrested after an investigation, police said.

The knife used in the attack was recovered by police a short distance from the crime scene. Police said Brinkhuis attempted to hide the weapon by throwing it under a tree and throwing its sheath down a drainage basin.

Brinkhuis was arraigned in Saugerties Village Court and ordered held at the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail.